And in high school basketball news – the Region 7-AA tournament semifinal games that were scheduled for Thursday have been moved to today because of inclement weather, according to WLAQ Sports. The championship games will now be played on Saturday.… read more »
Category Archives: Local Sports
HAWKS TOP T’WOLVES AMID BIG DAY OF TRADES
The Atlanta Hawks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 127-120 at Minnesota on Wednesday night. It allowed the Hawks to snap a two-game losing streak, extended the Timberwolves’ current losing skid to 13 straight games, and led to a 1-1 split in the two-game season series between the teams. Both of those teams were impacted by a…… read more »
LOCAL STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN NATIONAL SIGNING DAY
Wednesday was college football’s National Signing Day. A host of local high school football players were among those student-athletes around the country who committed to playing football at an NCAA school next year.… read more »
COLLEGE HOOPS ROUND-UP
The Alabama men’s basketball team fell to Tennessee 69-68 on Tuesday night in Tuscaloosa, AL. It marked the third consecutive loss for the Crimson Tide, who fell to 12-10 overall and 4-5 in the SEC. The Tide’s top scorer was Kira Lewis Jr. with 19 points. John Fulkerson scored a game-high 22 points for the…… read more »
HAWKS AT MINNESOTA TO FACE T’WOLVES TONIGHT
The Atlanta Hawks will be in Minnesota for a match with the Timberwolves this evening. Tip off is set for 8 pm at the Target Center in Minneapolis. The game will be televised on Fox Sports Southeast. This will be the last of two games between the Hawks and the Timberwolves for this season; the…… read more »
HAWKS FALL TO CELTICS AT STATE FARM ARENA
The Atlanta Hawks were defeated by the Boston Celtics 123-115 on Monday night at State Farm Arena, allowing the Celtics to take a 2-0 lead in the three-game season series between the teams. It was the second straight loss for the Hawks and the fourth straight win for the Celtics. Trae Young notched a game-high…… read more »
TUNE IN FOR ALABAMA MEN’S BASKETBALL ON WLAQ
Men’s college basketball will return to the airwaves of WLAQ 1410 AM and 96.9 FM this evening as Alabama hosts Tennessee. The SEC bout is slated to get underway at 7 pm Eastern in Tuscaloosa. Air time is 6 pm from Learfield IMG College.… read more »
CHIEFS EMERGE AS SUPER BOWL 54 VICTORS
The Kansas City Chiefs defeated the San Francisco 49ers by a final score of 31-20 in Super Bowl 54 on Sunday evening at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens, FL It was Kansas City’s first Super Bowl title in 50 years. Patrick Mahomes was named game MVP. The game was tied 10-10 at halftime. The…… read more »
HAWKS TO HOST CELTICS TONIGHT IN ATLANTA
The Atlanta Hawks will host the Boston Celtics tonight. Tip off is scheduled for 7:30 pm at State Farm Arena. That match will be televised on Fox Sports Southeast. This will be the second of three games between the Hawks and the Celtics for the season; the Celtics won the opener 109-106 on their home…… read more »
HAWKS TOP SIXERS AT STATE FARM ARENA
The Atlanta Hawks beat the Philadephia 76ers 127-117 on Thursday evening at State Farm Arena, allowing the Hawks to even the four-game season series between the teams at 1-1. All-Star Trae Young led the charge for Atlanta with a game-high 39 points to go with a career-high of 18 assists. John Collins contributed 17 points,…… read more »